Month: April 2022

Federal Prosecutors Sought ‘Every Record’ on Hunter Biden: Attorney

Federal prosecutors investigating Hunter Biden in a tax probe served a subpoena to obtain financial documents from a paternity lawsuit involving President Joe Biden’s son, according to attorney Clint Lancaster. Lancaster, who represented Lunden Roberts, an Arkansas woman who filed the lawsuit in 2019 alleging Hunter Biden was the father of her daughter Navy Joan…


Los Angeles County Issues New Order Requiring Mask-Wearing on All Public Transit

Los Angeles County has reinstated its mask mandate on public transport, meaning that people will again be required to wear face coverings at all indoor public transportation hubs, including airports and bus terminals, officials have said. The order, which will take effect on Friday, dictates that individuals aged 2 and older, regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status,…


Digital Stress Is Hurting Our Kids

Mindfulness may be growing in popularity, but so is the opposite trend – digital distraction. And stress caused by digital distraction is hurting our kids. Our kids spend more time on screens than they do sleeping. The 2019 Common Sense Media Census found that American kids spend a lot of time online, with ‘teens viewing about seven and…


2 Florida Men Plead Guilty in ‘We Build the Wall’ Fundraiser Scheme

Two Florida men pleaded guilty on April 21 in connection with their roles in defrauding hundreds of thousands of people who donated money to a project to build a border wall, the Department of Justice announced. Brian Kolfage, 39, and Andrew Badolato, 57, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which carries a…


Global Shares, Wall Street Futures Drop on Fed’s Hawkish Inflation Talk

World stocks fell and bond yields edged up on Friday as investors digested hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that faster rate hikes are needed to tame surging inflation. With inflation in the United States running well above the Fed’s 2 percent target, Powell said on Thursday that a half-point interest rate hike would be…


Ukrainian Troops Training in UK to Use British Armoured Vehicles

Ukrainian troops are being trained on UK soil to use British armoured vehicles, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed. “I can say that we’re currently training Ukrainians in Poland in the use of the anti-aircraft defences and actually in this country [the UK] in the use of the armoured vehicles,” he said on Thursday…


Partygate: Boris Johnson to Be Investigated Over Alleged Contempt of Parliament

A third investigation will be launched in relation to lockdown-breaching gatherings in the center of the UK government as MPs voted to refer Prime Minister Boris Johnson to a parliamentary committee on Thursday. The motion, proposed by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and six other opposition parliamentary party leaders, asked the House of Common to note…


University of Pittsburgh Contacted NIH to Help Respond to Criticism of Fetal Organ Experiments

The University of Pittsburgh reached out to top National Institutes of Health (NIH) officials to help it respond to criticism of experiments using fetal organs, according to newly released emails. Calls for a probe were triggered after documents showed the government, including the NIH, awarded millions to the school for a program that used aborted baby…


Groundhog Day: How Our Thoughts Can Change Our World

“All that we are arises with our thoughts.”—Buddha It’s been hailed by business gurus, professors, psychologists, marriage counselors, and even scientists for the lessons it contains. While, at first glance, it may appear to be just another Bill Murray comedy, the movie “Groundhog Day” is filled with some surprisingly deep messages—so much so that it…


Deputy Selflessly Puts His Cruiser Between Stray Driver and Motorists on I-70, Crashes Into Suspect, Saves Lives

Confronted by a stray driver traveling the wrong way on the interstate, a sheriff’s deputy in Colorado put his life on the line by placing his cruiser between the reckless motorist and the rest of the traffic on the highway. The subsequent collision likely saved lives. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office first received a call…